Diamond Bear Southern Blonde

Brewed by Diamond Bear Brewing Company
Style: Pilsener
Little Rock, Arkansas USA

Serve in Flute, Footed Pilsner

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Yellow body, white head. Buckwheat and grain aroma, funny! Buckwheat again in the flavor. Slightly hoppy also. All right and quite different because of the buckwheat.

Aroma of cereal, apple, pear, honey and floral hops. Appearance is gold with foamy white head; the carbonation seems low. Flavor really mutes the fruit, brings some toast and bitterness, terminating into a long, bitter finish. Palate is bubbly. I’ll guess that this one was past it’s prime.

Bottle. Malty and citric aroma, with a similar taste. Overall the beer is sorta watery, but has a decent enough taste. Definitely enjoy drinking a good Arkansas beer! 5.2% alcohol.

Location: 12 oz bottle from Colonial Wine and Spirits, 9/21/11

Aroma: The nose is malty, with some grass, a little cracker, and some light spice notes
Appearance: It pours a clear golden color with a bright, frothy white head and good lacing
Flavor: The taste is lightly sweet, some cracker and grass notes, and a lightly vegetal/bitter finish
Palate: The body is fairly light, with average carbonation, and a pretty nice, clean mouthfeel
Overall Impression: This one actually surprised me. It was better then what I was expecting. The nose and feel were both pretty solid, and the taste was good too, up until the finish, which kind of throws it off. Still though, this one exceeded my fairly low expectations.

(12oz can best by 2010 thanks to Lumpy) clear medium yellow, creamy/soapy white head. Nose of paper, a bit of rotten vegetables, sugar, honey, cracker and brown sugar. Taste of paper, oldish hops, honey, cracker, and a linger of "old stuff". More crackers and quite papery on the palate linger.

Bottle poured a clear gold with a lasting white head. Aromas of straw, spicy hops and light citrus. Palate waslight bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of straw, spicy hops and light citrus with a crisp dry moderatly bitter finish.

12 oz bottle. Clear golden straw with a white head. Nose is pickles, pastry dough and cheese. Medium light with crisp carb. Taste is yeast, lemon zest, ginger and parsley. Reasonably clean and drinkable.

on tap at the brewery pours pale gold with a medium white head. Aroma is grainy and light with grass and cracker notes. Flavor is easy going and refreshing pale grain and light earthen hop finish.

Bottle courtesy bu11zeye. Slightly hazy gold pour with some easy bubbles.  Aroma is clay grains and powdery notes. Some light honey also. Flavor is grainy and dry. Tiny bit of sweetness.

Bottle from bu11zeye. Yellow pour with a small white head. Aroma of little to nothing, yet unpleasant. Taste is a little fruit, asparagus, and butter.

bottle, thanks to bu11zeye, clear gold color with foamy ring , a little past its prime, papery fruits aroma and flavor